Project Gutenberg 2017-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 103 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Remarks on the Proposed Railway Between Birmingham and London Transcribed from the 1831 Effingham Wilson edition by David Price "Remarks on the Proposed Railway Between Birmingham and London" by Anonymous is a scientific publication likely written during the early 19th century, specifically in the late 1820s to early 1830s. The book discusses the advantages and potential impacts of constructing a railway connecting Birmingham and London, emphasizing the need for improved transportation systems in industrial Britain during that time period. In this work, the author presents a thorough analysis comparing existing methods of transport, such as canals and horse-drawn carriages, with the proposed railway system. The text outlines how railways can offer significant improvements in speed, safety, and cost-effectiveness for both passenger and goods transport. The author provides statistical evidence and examples from the successful operation of the railway between Liverpool and Manchester to forecast similar benefits for the Birmingham to London route. They argue that the new railway would greatly enhance the connectivity of important industrial towns, stimulate economic growth, and provide a more efficient alternative to the slower, less reliable transportation methods of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Railroads -- England -- Cost effectiveness Railroads -- Early works to 1850 HE Text Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Engineering & Technology 90348 2025-09-21T13:10:47.591769 text/html 85577 2017-02-17T03:31:13 text/html 122573 2025-09-21T13:10:54.032741 application/epub+zip 121588 2025-09-21T13:10:51.170738 application/epub+zip 95271 2025-09-21T13:10:49.897744 application/epub+zip 333565 2025-09-21T13:10:55.865727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322488 2025-09-21T13:10:53.197713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280694 2022-09-24T16:58:52.359950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72893 2025-09-21T13:10:47.223748 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73038 2017-02-17T03:26:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18796 2025-09-21T13:10:55.987707 application/rdf+xml 23292 2025-09-21T13:10:50.398761 image/jpeg 4606 2025-09-21T13:10:50.146741 image/jpeg 26571 2017-02-17T03:32:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 28597 2017-02-17T03:32:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 121588 2025-09-21T13:10:47.599749 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia